Decisions

Just out of interest, would you choose this:


or this:



I actually can't quite decide which way to go, laptop or desktop?

A Small Boat Made of China

For some reason today I feel a little excited, maybe it’s because it is nearly November and building up to christmas, it’s also lot because I got tickets to go and see Crowded House and Josh Pyke play in a few weeks! I can remember my mum playing Sister Madly very loudly, loving that first line of Weather With You (“Well there’s a small boat made of china, it’s going nowhere on the mantlepiece”) being quite obsessed as a thirteen year old, and having a bit of a teary watching their last ever show on the Opera House steps (on tv) because they were all crying and I never had the chance to see them myself. But now it is my turn so I’m excited, and with the lovely josh pyke too! It feels like summer is in the air.

Little oil painting from etsy

Days for Me

Hi there,

It's great to be able to check in here, my ibook is STILL out of comission! Seriously how is a girl supposed to get along for over a week without some internet (boo work for monitoring our use).

I've been on a lovely lazy four day holiday at home all by my lonesome so it's all been about me. Rd has been away walking up mountains the whole time and I miss him terribly, but I've been gocco printing, baking, to the movies, and enjoying the sunshine. Oh and I am so close to being ready for the next store update. Can't wait to share with you all.

Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!

LOVE this print by Sandra Juto available here, rd are you taking note? : )

Monday is a Boomerang

I swear Monday is a boomerang day, it just keeps coming back whether you want it or not.

But today is a happy Monday, only a three day work-week (yay four day break coming up) and I’ve had Josh Pyke in my head all day and it’s rather lovely. The first time I listened to the new album I was a little skeptical, so many words, but once you listen to them it’s truly sweet and rather tender. Best listened to whilst walking in the summery evening, admiring blue skies with pinky clouds and the smell of blooms in the air.

See a happy Monday!

Picture of some Toast loveliness, as my computer is still down and I cannot load my own pictures : ( but the slippers and jammies are on my wish list.

One sick computer and some craftiness

Hi there,

Well my poor little laptop is very close to dying and I don’t dare overload it when it does actually turn on, so posts and comments might be a little scarce for a short while. Hopefully I will find out this week if it can be revived or if it really is over between us (so sad).

There has been one major positive from the lack of computer access and that is the extended time to work on some new gift tags and cards for christmas and a few other bits and pieces for the store. I feel rather excited about what I have been creating and can’t wait to share. I am hoping to have the update up before the end of this month. I have also found a local store that might be willing to take some of my designs on and I am pretty thrilled about that.

Sunny Saturday

I think this is perhaps the earliest post I have written in my blogging career, and on a saturday as well! But I'm so pleased it's the weekend, it's a beautiful sunny day with blue skies and I have plans. Today I am off to visit this Mothers Market and see some crafty goodness, followed by the Salamanca Market for some flowers and maybe some fresh fruit and veggies, and if I have time a bit of a play with my new camera (yes I finally did it!). Maybe tomorrow I will have some show and tell for you. Have a great weekend.

Painting by Stephen Ormandy (from Dinosaur Designs)

The Duchess

I went to see this film with my mum the other night ‘cause we both have a bit of a soft spot for english costume dramas. I think there’s something about all the costumes and the views of the green countryside that are so intriguing not to mention beautiful. I was a little surprised by the Duchess, I’m not exactly sure what I expected but it was quite sad that women not all that long ago had absolutely no choice in their lives, beyond in this case of the duchess clothes, and she was a lucky one.